Marvel vs Capcom 2

[Viper]

The Gooch: I never really brought anything about the issue of buying and playing games and their differences into my last post, so I can't see why you brought it up. Yoshi was stating his opinion, as was I. We both prefer KOF, you prefer MvsC2. That's cool...human beings all have different tastes.

Online play isn't really any different to multiplayer competition in the arcades. It is a lot more expensive, though. Personally, I feel that Marvel vs Capcom was always too unbalanced, shallow and hastily conceived to be taken seriously as a worthwhile multiplayer fighting game. But if you enjoy it, good luck to you. I hope you enjoy playing it online.

Jeremy: Once again, I'm in agreeance. It's best suited to a role as something of a lightweight diversion, much like Super Smash Bros is.

[Ryan]

It's all about Sent, Storm, Cable, and Magneto.

[Gooch]

Originally posted by Black Arts Viper
The Gooch: I never really brought anything about the issue of buying and playing games and their differences into my last post, so I can't see why you brought it up. Yoshi was stating his opinion, as was I. We both prefer KOF, you prefer MvsC2. That's cool...human beings all have different tastes.

Online play isn't really any different to multiplayer competition in the arcades. It is a lot more expensive, though. Personally, I feel that Marvel vs Capcom was always too unbalanced, shallow and hastily conceived to be taken seriously as a worthwhile multiplayer fighting game. But if you enjoy it, good luck to you. I hope you enjoy playing it online.

I was contrasting Yoshi's comment about "anyone who buys this PoS" with yours, but I agree that it was irrelevant. My bad.

Hey, I prefer KoF to MvC2 as well. However, when it comes to playing the CPU and playing a live opponent, I'd much rather play the live opponent. My only point in bringing that out, is that though MvC2 is no KoF, it does offer virtues that very few other console fighters can offer. As a result, I'm interested in buying the game, regardless of its numerous well documented flaws, because it provides live competition - something I haven't had nearly as much access to ever since I graduated from college. I don't think I said anything in my last post to disagree with your personal tastes in which is the better fighter. Arcades are the preferred source of competition, but are more expensive for me from an opportunity cost perspective. Time is of paramount concern, so playing it at home at my own leisure offers me the most value. Regardless, I hope to see you and other of TNL's fiercest online in CvS2 if not MvC2.

[Tojo]

I own both versions and have played both versions a lot. I can tell you a few things:

1) DC version has better sound
2) They redid a LOT of the sound effects for the ps2 version. Much worse IMO.
3) They added a art gallery
4) They now track how many times you've used certain characters ala Namco
5) The graphics don't seem QUITE as sharp
6) They took out some glitches, most notabley the Ruby Heart freeze glitch and the Gambit glitch
7) The 2 versions PLAY the same

[Jeremy]

Seems like a dead-heat.

[Viper]

Originally posted by TheGooch
Hey, I prefer KoF to MvC2 as well. However, when it comes to playing the CPU and playing a live opponent, I'd much rather play the live opponent. My only point in bringing that out, is that though MvC2 is no KoF, it does offer virtues that very few other console fighters can offer. As a result, I'm interested in buying the game, regardless of its numerous well documented flaws, because it provides live competition - something I haven't had nearly as much access to ever since I graduated from college.

I know where you're coming from...unfortunately, the arcade industry in the U.S. is in a rather rather pitiful state right now. As a result, decent multiplayer competition in the arcades on newer fighting games is pretty hard to come by. I'm fairly lucky to have a small, but skillful pool of fellow fighting game fans to compete against locally. I guess that, combined with the somewhat ridiculous pricing of broadband access locally, makes us somewhat far removed from one another in terms of circumstances.

Broadband is much cheaper in the US than it is in Australia, and that, combined with the lack of competition for fighting game fans in US arcades, makes Xbox Live a fairly attractive proposition. I look forward to playing against fellow TNL users in fighters through Xbox Live, too...assuming the service ever launches in Australia. We never had access to online gaming through the DC or PS2 here...I just hope we do get online gaming through the Xbox or GCN eventually. That'd be sweet.

[Mzo]

Seems like a dead-heat.

Except that neither the Xbox nor the PS2 have a decent arcade stick. That makes the Dreamcast version the winner by a landslide.

Oh, and I believe these new versions don't have the nifty VMU software that lets you buy alternate colors on the go, as well as trade characters with friends.

This game is like freaking 4 years old... why not make a MvsC3 and put THAT shit out on the new systems?? Or at least add some characters, something. Lame.

And someone please make me a good Xbox arcade stick by the time Soul Calibur 2 comes out.

[Jeremy]

Good points, Mzo. I need to take advantage of that VMU stuff.

[FuryFox]

Originally posted by Mzo

This game is like freaking 4 years old... why not make a MvsC3 and put THAT shit out on the new systems?? Or at least add some characters, something. Lame.

Yes. This is my main, *pertinent* beef about MvC2, because, fun as it may be (or not), the fact is that Capcom's really reaching here. I already feel like a sucker for my upcoming purchase of CvS2 on xbox, but there's no way I'm buying an even older game for nothing but online play. Call me superficial, but it's a bitter pill to swallow when you play something that looks and animates that badly on your new xbox.

[Ashen Victor]

Except that neither the Xbox nor the PS2 have a decent arcade stick. That makes the Dreamcast version the winner by a landslide.

didn't hori make arcade sticks ? they look pretty decent, but i've never played with one so...

i'm kind of debating whether or not i should pick up the ps2 version even though i have the dc rev. main reason is for the use of the dual shock2 which i much rather prefer over the dc pad. but it's such a "new" release that no online support kills it for the ps2 (mentioned in cka's headlines thread). i dunno... i might end up putting this best buy gift card towards tony hawk 4 or something.